Re: Question about MSM and ALA,Essiac Tea and Pau D’arco and other supplement dosage
"6. Essac Tea – two hours after and one hour
before eating - AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT Dose: Recommended essiac tea dosage: 9 oz.
of tea per day, taken in three separate 3 oz. doses on an empty stomach. 6-12
oz. PER DAY may be used if you have or suspect you have a serious condition.
Aggressive treatment dosage program for at least 5 months. After that, you can
switch to a maintenance dosage of 3 oz. per day if your test results have
returned to normal."
I'm not an expert, but I have researched Essiac quite a bit, have two books
on it, "Essiac, A Native Herbal Cancer Remedy" and "Essiac, The
Secrets of Rene Caisse's Herbal Pharmacy." They are equally
good. The first one goes much more into the history than the second, and
the second goes much more into the herbal aspects of the tea. Both
recommend no more than two ounces of the tea each day, one ounce in the morning
on an empty stomach and the second at bedtime on an empty stomach. In
fact, the second book quotes Caisse (the discoverer of it) as saying that
"less is better" and that if you try to over do it, it upsets the
immune system so that nothing is accomplished.
Both of these books promote the Caisse formula, which is the four herb
formula. There are several sites that add other herbs, but the four herb
formula is what Caisse used in her cancer clinic.
I have some on order and will be trying it myself (I am a cancer survivor)
and will be going with probably an ounce a day, or as some do - two ounces a day
for a week, then an ounce a day for three weeks and back to two ounces a day for
a week and so on.
I know there are sites which promote the dosage you are quoting, but both of
the above books take a much different perspective. In fact, a site
proclaiming the association between Dr. Charles Brusch and Caisse suggests the
dosage that you mention. However, in book #2 above they relate that Brusch
did not work with Caisse, and that he treated her very distantly, and didn't use
her formula. I know it's confusing, but Essiac is potent stuff and
overdoing it can cause problems too.
Best to you in your support of your mother.